Agenda - 09-05-2023; 5-a - Public Hearing on 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program

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19 CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction's progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through: Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) coordinates among homeless service providers, directs grant activities for the Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) annual competition, and administers four direct service programs. The latest Orange County Plan to End Homelessness was adopted in May of 2019.The plan is structured into eight main objectives with 12 action steps to ensure that homelessness is a rare, brief and one-time experience and to sustain an end to homelessness in Orange County. The plan is available at: https://www.ocpehnc.com/plan.The primary breakthrough objective of the plan is to fill homeless system gaps.The most recent Gaps Analysis was updated in December 2021 and consists of 15 gaps across housing and services. The most recent Gaps Analysis is available at: https://www.ocpehnc.com/gaps-analysis. Additionally, OCPEH has a draft of an Updated to Homeless Systems Gaps Analysis incorporating feedback through December 2022. The Continuum of Care completes an annual "Point in Time Count" each January to determine the number of people experiencing homelessness on one night in Orange County. The 2023 Point-In-Time Count was conducted in January of 2023.This count identified 126 people who experienced homelessness in Orange County. There were 36 people living unsheltered and 90 people in shelters. The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness provides Coordinated Entry via a centralized access point, the Housing Helpline, which connects residents with housing resources and other services. The Helpline is accessible by phone (919-245-2655) or e-mail (housinghelp@orangecountync.gov) and in-person for a total of three days per week at two locations. In order to provide the needed resources to County residents, the Department and Housing Helpline staff collaborate with other community service providers, including: the Orange County Departments of Social Services, Aging, Health, and Criminal Justice Resource Department; Habitat for Humanity; CASA; EmPOWERment; Community Home Trust; Compass Center; Inter-Faith Council for Social Services; Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Freedom House; Orange County Rape Crisis Center; UNC Hospitals, Community Empowerment Fund; and the two County public school districts. Housing Helpline staff direct people to the resources they need to prevent homelessness, to divert people from homelessness, to emergency housing referrals, and to permanent housing referrals via case conferencing using a by-name list at the HOME Committee. Permanent housing referrals are available for veterans programs, including HUD-VASH and SSVF, for Housing Choice Vouchers and Emergency Housing Vouchers, for Permanent Supportive Housing, and for Rapid Re-housing. In the fall of 2020, in partnership with the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department, OCPEH CAPER 17 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.09/30/2021)